1978 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1978 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1978 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections

Quarterbacks

Danny Davis, Houston (AP-1)
Mike Ford, SMU (AP-2)

Running backs

James Hadnot, Texas Tech (AP-1)
Curtis Dickey, Texas A&M (AP-1)
Emmett King, Houston (AP-1)
Ben Cowins, Arkansas (AP-1)
Randy Love, Houston (AP-2)
Jerry Eckwood, Arkansas (AP-2)
A. J. Jones, Texas (AP-2)

Tight ends

Elton Garrett, SMU (AP-1)
Russ Mikeska, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Wide receivers

Emanuel Tolbert, SMU (AP-1)
Lam Jones, Texas (AP-2)

Guards

David Sledge, Baylor (AP-1)
Dennis Greenawalt, Houston (AP-1)
Joe Walstad, Texas Tech (AP-2)
George Stewart, Arkansas (AP-2)

Tackles

Greg Kolenda, Arkansas (AP-1)
Cody Risien, Texas A&M (AP-1)
Melvin Jones, Houston (AP-2)
Terry Tausch, Texas (AP-2)

Centers

Chuck Brown, Houston (AP-1)
Rick Shumaker, Arkansas (AP-2)

Defensive selections

Linemen

Dan Hampton, Arkansas (AP-1)
Jimmy Walker, Arkansas (AP-1)
Jacob Green, Texas A&M (AP-1)
Steve McMichael, Texas (AP-1)
Hosea Taylor, Houston (AP-1)
Curtis Reed, Texas Tech (AP-2)
Marshall Harris, TCU (AP-2)
Bill Acker, Texas (AP-2)
Harvey Armstrong, SMU (AP-2)
Ron Bones, Texas (AP-2)

Linebackers

David Hodge, Houston (AP-1)
Mike Singletary, Baylor (AP-1)
Putt Choate, SMU (AP-1)
Don Kelly, Texas Tech (AP-1)
Lance Taylor, Texas (AP-2)
Larry Jackson, Arkansas (AP-2)
William Hampton, Arkansas (AP-2)

Defensive backs

Johnnie Johnson, Texas (AP-1)
Vaughn Lusby, Arkansas (AP-1)
David Hill, SMU (AP-1)
Larry Flowers, Texas Tech (AP-2)
D. K. Perry, SMU (AP-2)
Willie Stephens, Texas Tech (AP-2)

Special teams

Placekicker

Tony Franklin, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Punter

Russell Erxleben, Texas (AP-1)

Miscellaneous

Offensive Player of the Year: James Hadnot, Texas Tech (AP)
Defensive Player of the Year: Dan Hampton, Arkansas; Johnnie Johnson, Texas (AP)
Coach of the Year: Rex Dockery, Texas Tech (AP)
Newcomer of the Year: Ron Reeves, Texas Tech (AP)

Key

AP = Associated Press ^[1]

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References

↑ "All-SWC Team". The Victoria Advocate. December 2, 1978. p. 5B.

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[1] "All-SWC Team". The Victoria Advocate. December 2, 1978. p. 5B.

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